Herschbach, Wallmerod
# Herschbach, Wallmerod

Herschbach (Oberwesterwald) is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality.

## Geography

The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Hachenburg. Herschbach has two outlying centres named Wahnscheid and Lochheim.

## History

In 1290, Herschbach had its first documentary mention as Haderichsbach.

## Politics

The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.

## Economy and infrastructure

Running right through the community is Bundesstraße 8, linking Limburg an der Lahn and Hennef (Sieg). The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 11 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

